Man upon the sea : or, a history of maritime adventure, exploration, and discovery, from the earliest ages to the present time ... . search of it, and fitted out two stout shipsat his own expense. With these he left St. Genevieve, in PortoRico, on the 1st of March, 1512, and steered boldly throughthe intricate group of the Lucayos. Wherever he stopped, hedrank of all the running streams and standing pools, whethertheir waters were fresh or stagnant, that he might not miss thefamous spring. He inquired of all the natives he met where hecould find the wondrous F. in^ain of Youth. At last he disc
Man upon the sea : or, a history of maritime adventure, exploration, and discovery, from the earliest ages to the present time ... . search of it, and fitted out two stout shipsat his own expense. With these he left St. Genevieve, in PortoRico, on the 1st of March, 1512, and steered boldly throughthe intricate group of the Lucayos. Wherever he stopped, hedrank of all the running streams and standing pools, whethertheir waters were fresh or stagnant, that he might not miss thefamous spring. He inquired of all the natives he met where hecould find the wondrous F. in^ain of Youth. At last he discovered a land till then unknown to in April, and in Easter week, he touched what he sup-posed was an island, but what in reality was a portion of thecontinent. As the landscape was covered with flowers, he namedthe spot Florida. He had several severe fights with the In-dians, one of whom he made prisoner, that he might learn Span-ish and give him information concerning the country. He nowsailed to the south and doubled Cape Florida on the 8th of May,which, on account of the currents, he named Cabo de las Corri-. BALBCA TAKING POSSESSION OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN. MAN UPON THE SEA. 201 entes. On the 15th, he sailed along a line of small islands as faras two white ones, and called the whole group Los Martyros, orThe Martyrs, from the high rocks at a distance which hadthe appearance of men undergoing crucifixion. The namewas singularly applicable, for the large number of seamenwho have since been wrecked upon these islands has made themin reality a place of martyrdom. He discovered another groupto the southwest, which he called the Tortugas, as his men tookone hundred and seventy tortoises upon one of them in a shorttime, and might have had more if they would. Ponce de Leoncontinued ranging about here till September, when he returnedto Porto Rico, sending one of his ships to Bimini—the smallestof the Bahamas—to see if he could discover the spring. Thevessel went and
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